Movies like Driving Lessons: 20 to watch next
If you loved Driving Lessons (2006) — a comedy and drama film directed by Jeremy Brock — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Driving Lessons most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like christianity, poetry and edinburgh, scotland. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Notorious Bettie Page 2006★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Bettie Page grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennessee and became a photo model sensation in 1950s New York. Bettie's legendary pin-up photos made her the target of a Senate investigation into pornography, and transformed her into an erotic icon who continues to enthrall fans to this day.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Class 1983★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip, who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the inexperienced Jonathan is emboldened to seek out older women in the cocktail lounges of nearby Chicago, where he meets and beds the alluring Ellen, who unfortunately turns out to be Skip's mother. The division between the friends is further deepened when a cheating scandal engulfs the school.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Fish Tank 2009★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
Fifteen-year-old Mia is in a constant state of war with her family and the world around her. When she meets her party-girl mother’s charming new boyfriend Connor, she is amazed to find he returns her attention, and believes he might help her start to make sense of her life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Our Ladies 2019★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Drama
In 1996 Scotland, a group of Catholic schoolgirls get an opportunity to go into Edinburgh for a choir competition, but they're more interested in drinking, partying and hooking up than winning the competition.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Juniper 2021★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Comedy
When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his life around.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Single Moms Club 2014★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Comedy
A group of single moms are brought together in the aftermath of an incident at their children's school.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cracks 2009★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
Jealousy flares after the headmistress of an elite boarding school for girls becomes obsessed with a new student.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Real Women Have Curves 2002★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama
In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Palindromes 2005★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Aviva is thirteen, awkward and sensitive. Her mother Joyce is warm and loving, as is her father, Steve, a regular guy who does have a fierce temper from time to time. The film revolves around her family, friends and neighbors.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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20th Century Women 2016★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour – to help with Jamie's upbringing.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Flora and Son 2023★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Single mom Flora is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max. Her efforts to keep him out of trouble lead to a beat-up acoustic guitar, a washed-up LA musician, and harmony for this frayed Dublin family.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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World's Greatest Dad 2009★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Drama
In the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and the greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of fame, fortune and popularity, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Plex
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Almost Friends 2017★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Comedy
A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a serious boyfriend. As they become closer, the line between friendship and intimacy is blurred, and the situation forces both to examine where they are in their lives.
Stream in India on Plex
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Mammal 2016★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
After Margaret, a divorcée living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his involvement with a violent gang and the escalation of her ex-husband's grieving rage.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Players Club 1998★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Single mother Diana struggles to provide for her child and pay for her college education. When she meets two dancers from a nearby gentlemen's club, Diana's convinced there's fast money to be made stripping.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bad Apples 2026★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
A struggling primary school teacher is forced to take drastic action because of a foul-mouthed, violent student, and uncovers how her community will turn a blind eye to the most outrageous events to preserve harmony and their sense of safety.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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CQ 2001★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi film's starlet.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Luckiest Girl Alive 2022★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
A successful woman in New York City finds her life upended when she is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Hooking Up 2020★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Bailey and Darla embark upon a misguided and mutually deceitful form of therapy, one in which they must drive across the country, re-enacting Darla's colorful history as a sex addict. As their true motivations for the road trip come to light, the unlikely pair force one another to confront their issues, discovering that there might actually be more to love than just sex.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Blame 2018★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
A drama teacher's taboo relationship with an unstable student strikes a nerve in her jealous classmate, sparking a vengeful chain of events within their suburban high school that draws parallels to "The Crucible".
Not on subscription streaming in India right now